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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police in England said there had been “a number of fatalities” in a “serious firearms incident” Thursday in the southwestern city of Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said it had declared a “critical incident” in the Keyham area of Plymouth early Thursday evening but that officers believed it was now “contained”. Local lawmaker Johnny Mercer said the shootings were not terror related. Police had responded alongside other emergency services, including […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has suspended the body mass index requirement for policemen to be promoted. In a statement, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said in deciding to suspend the implementation of PNP Memorandum Circular 2020-029, “we took into consideration the balance between the workload of all our personnel in this time of pandemic and the need for them to comply with this Memorandum Circular just to be promoted.” “Nasa panahon tayo ng […]
(Eagle News) — Seventy-six more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 28791. Of these, 1413 were active. Recoveries rose to 27301 including the 114 new ones. An additional death also pushed the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 77. COVID-19 vaccination of police personnel is ongoing as part of the Philippines’ COVID-19 inoculation program that kicked off in March. PNP […]
(Eagle News) — All anti-illegal drug operations will now be monitored by both Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency immediate commanders. This, according to the PNP, was among those stated in the operational guidelines jointly approved by the two law enforcement agencies through a memorandum circular on Friday, July 9. The operational guidelines had been crafted following the fatal shootout between PNP and PDEA operatives at a mall along Commonwealth, Quezon City […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has logged its 74th COVID-19 fatality as the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program continues. In a statement, the PNP said a 54-year-old policeman from Iloilo City was the organization’s latest death due to the virus, which has already claimed over three million lives worldwide. According to the PNP, the police officer experienced symptoms such as shortness of breath on June 8. On the same date, he was admitted to […]
(Eagle News) — Ninety-nine more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 26828. Of these, 1867 were active. Recoveries rose to 24890, including the additional 75 ones. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 71. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the police and the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will “never cooperate” with an International Criminal Court probe into the country’s deadly drug war, his spokesman said Tuesday, branding the process “legally erroneous”. Outgoing ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday asked judges at the world’s only permanent war crimes court to authorize an investigation into allegations that Philippine police unlawfully killed as many as tens of thousands of civilians between 2016 and 2019. Duterte was elected in […]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — Cyprus on Monday dropped its prosecution of police officers for alleged negligence and racism over the disappearance of seven foreign women and children who were victims of a serial killer. Prosecutors could not prove “beyond reasonable doubt” that the 15 officers had been criminally negligent, the office of attorney general George Savvides said in a statement. “It is clear from case law that ‘error, however serious, negligence, stupidity, inadequacy or incompetence’, […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar gave the assurance mechanisms were in place to ensure legitimate police operations. In a statement, Eleazar said the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service, for instance, conducts motu proprio investigations on PNP operations where there are deaths, either of the suspects or of policemen. “The IAS evaluates if there were violations in our Police Operational Procedures committed by police operatives and recommends the appropriate administrative sanctions, even dismissal […]
(Eagle News) — Murder charges will be filed against the policeman who shot dead a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on Monday night, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said on Tuesday, June 1. Eleazar said Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan is also facing administrative charges after he was seen shooting the woman in a video during an argument in a store in Barangay Greater Fairview around 9:30 p.m. The woman was later identified as Lilibeth […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Philippine National Police data said the additional 207 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 23770. Of these, 1809 were active. Over 100, or 138, more recoveries also pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 21896. No additional death was reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 65. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
PNP reports 148 more COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. The 148 additional cases were reported as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered authorities anew to prioritize the vaccination of police and military personnel in the government’s vaccination program. Overall, the PNP has reported 22316 COVID-19 cases. Of these, 1376 were active. According to the PNP, 134 more recoveries were reported among police personnel, pushing the total to […]
